Romans 15
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Bearing Others’ Burdens
1We #Rom. 14:1; (Gal. 6:1, 2); 1 Thess. 5:14then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2#1 Cor. 9:22; 10:24, 33; 2 Cor. 13:9Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3#Matt. 26:39; (Phil. 2:5–8)For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, #Ps. 69:9“The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4For #Rom. 4:23, 24; 1 Cor. 10:11; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5#1 Cor. 1:10; Phil. 1:27Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6that you may #Acts 4:24with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glorify God Together
7Therefore #Rom. 14:1, 3receive one another, just #Rom. 5:2as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8Now I say that #Matt. 15:24; Acts 3:26Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, #(Rom. 4:16); 2 Cor. 1:20to confirm the promises made to the fathers, 9and #John 10:16that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
#2 Sam. 22:50; Ps. 18:49“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”
10And again he says:
#Deut. 32:43“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”
11And again:
#Ps. 117:1“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”
12And again, Isaiah says:
#Is. 11:1, 10“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
13Now may the God of hope fill you with all #Rom. 12:12; 14:17joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
From Jerusalem to Illyricum
14Now #2 Pet. 1:12I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, #1 Cor. 1:5; 8:1, 7, 10filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, #Rom. 1:5; 12:3because of the grace given to me by God, 16that #Acts 9:15; Rom. 11:13I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the #(Is. 66:20)offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus #Heb. 2:17; 5:1in the things which pertain to God. 18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things #Acts 15:12; 21:19; 2 Cor. 3:5; Gal. 2:8which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, #Rom. 1:5to make the Gentiles obedient— 19#Acts 19:11in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, #1 Cor. 3:10; (2 Cor. 10:13, 15, 16)lest I should build on another man’s foundation, 21but as it is written:
#Is. 52:15“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”
Plan to Visit Rome
22For this reason #Rom. 1:13; 1 Thess. 2:17, 18I also have been much hindered from coming to you. 23But now no longer having a place in these parts, and #Acts 19:21; 23:11; Rom. 1:10, 11having a great desire these many years to come to you, 24whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, #Acts 15:3and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may #Rom. 1:12enjoy your company for a while. 25But now #Acts 19:21I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26For #1 Cor. 16:1; 2 Cor. 8:1–15it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. 27It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For #Rom. 11:17if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, #1 Cor. 9:11their duty is also to minister to them in material things. 28Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them #Phil. 4:17this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. 29#(Rom. 1:11)But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and #Phil. 2:1through the love of the Spirit, #2 Cor. 1:11; Col. 4:12that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, 31#2 Tim. 3:11; 4:17that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that #2 Cor. 8:4my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32#Rom. 1:10that I may come to you with joy #Acts 18:21by the will of God, and may #1 Cor. 16:18be refreshed together with you. 33Now #Rom. 16:20; 1 Cor. 14:33; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 4:9; (1 Thess. 5:23); 2 Thess. 3:16; Heb. 13:20the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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Romans (Rom) 15
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1So we who are strong have a duty to bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong, rather than please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor and act for his good, thus building him up. 3For even the Messiah did not please himself; rather, as the Tanakh says, ‘The insults of those insulting you fell on me.’ 4For everything written in the past was written to teach us, so that with the encouragement of the Tanakh we might patiently hold on to our hope. 5And may God, the source of encouragement and patience, give you the same attitude among yourselves as the Messiah Yeshua had, 6so that with one accord and with one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
7So welcome each other, just as the Messiah has welcomed you into God’s glory. 8For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the Jewish people in order to show God’s truthfulness by making good his promises to the Patriarchs, 9and in order to show his mercy by causing the Gentiles to glorify God — as it is written in the Tanakh,
“Because of this I will acknowledge you among the Gentiles
and sing praise to your name.”
10And again it says,
“Gentiles, rejoice with his people.”
11And again,
“Praise Adonai, all Gentiles!
Let all peoples praise him!”
12And again, Yesha‘yahu says,
“The root of Yishai will come,
he who arises to rule Gentiles;
Gentiles will put their hope in him.”
13May God, the source of hope, fill you completely with joy and shalom as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope.
14Now I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and well able to counsel each other. 15But on some points I have written you quite boldly by way of reminding you about them, because of the grace God has given me 16to be a servant of the Messiah Yeshua for the Gentiles, with the priestly duty of presenting the Good News of God, so that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, made holy by the Ruach HaKodesh.
17In union with the Messiah Yeshua, then, I have reason to be proud of my service to God; 18for I will not dare speak of anything except what the Messiah has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience by my words and deeds, 19through the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Yerushalayim all the way to Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the Good News of the Messiah. 20I have always made it my ambition to proclaim the Good News where the Messiah was not yet known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation, 21but rather, as the Tanakh puts it,
“Those who have not been told about him will see,
and those who have not heard will understand.”
22This is also why I have so often been prevented from visiting you. 23But now, since there is no longer a place in these regions that needs me, and since I have wanted for many years to come to you, 24I hope to see you as I pass through on my way to Spain, and to have you help me travel there after I have enjoyed your company awhile.
25But now I am going to Yerushalayim with aid for God’s people there. 26For Macedonia and Achaia thought it would be good to make some contribution to the poor among God’s people in Yerushalayim. 27They were pleased to do it, but the fact is that they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared with the Jews in spiritual matters, then the Gentiles clearly have a duty to help the Jews in material matters. 28So when I have finished this task and made certain that they have received this fruit, I will leave for Spain and visit you on my way there; 29and I know that when I come to you, it will be with the full measure of the Messiah’s blessings. 30And now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God on my behalf 31that I will be rescued from the unbelievers in Y’hudah, and that my service for Yerushalayim will be acceptable to God’s people there. 32Then, if it is God’s will, I will come to you with joy and have a time of rest among you. 33Now may the God of shalom be with you all. Amen.
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